Nikon D750 & D780
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70-200 2.8 shot at 160mm.
Cheers David. Was a good experience mind. Something I'd quite like to get into more (conferencing and events), but it was much harder than I expected.
Difficult lighting conditions, unpredictability of VIPS, the hustle amongst other photographers and TV crews..... I was absolutely goosed by the end
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Actually you might - when I used to do macro alot I used the Canon 65mm - nothing like it on Nikon outside of tubes, extenders etc - it was up to x5 - one of only two things I've missed coming over here - also its almost out of macro season if its bugs you're after.
Bugz is dead nowadays, innit
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Two separate businesses for a year to see which one works (and more importantly, which one I enjoy!).
One focusing on conferences and events. Really hoping to get involved in the F1, tennis, golf, triathlon etc. All major tournaments but with multiple smaller sponsors who hire in local photographers who (in my opinion) are often very poor.
The second being weddings and family stuff. Again only a couple in the city I can think of that I'd be happy with.
I'm taking it slowly at the minute though building up experience and confidence as I go. Luckily the mrs is cool with it or I might be in bother
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Two separate businesses for a year to see which one works (and more importantly, which one I enjoy!).
One focusing on conferences and events. Really hoping to get involved in the F1, tennis, golf, triathlon etc. All major tournaments but with multiple smaller sponsors who hire in local photographers who (in my opinion) are often very poor.
The second being weddings and family stuff. Again only a couple in the city I can think of that I'd be happy with.
I'm taking it slowly at the minute though building up experience and confidence as I go. Luckily the mrs is cool with it or I might be in bother
Sounds great mate. I'm sure you'll make it mate. You need something to set your work apart from the others and i reckon you have it.
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Never owned the 85mm but I currently have the Sigma 105mm. The Sigma will do it all, but will the 85mm? is the question you may need to ask yourself David. I bought the 105mm after seeing some of Simon's? (Spitfire) wedding photos and others. For me, the way I looked at it, I have two lenses for the price of one.
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Never owned the 85mm but I currently have the Sigma 105mm. The Sigma will do it all, but will the 85mm? is the question you may need to ask yourself after owning two 85's. I bought the 105mm after seeing some of Simon's? (Spitfire) wedding photos and others. For me, the way I looked at it, I have two lenses for the price of one.
Messed up my quote, so we have it twice.
I'd take the Nikon, if it was strictly for portraits. Also think about where you will be using it, if you may be shooting indoors where space can be an issue then the longer lens is not always better.
I went to a wedding this year as a guest with the 85 and got some great photos
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Macro lenses focus slower, from my experience (Nikon 105, and Sigma 150). Just a thought, but will depend on what you`re gonna shoot, and how fast it`s movin`.
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How many of you use the easy ISO feature instead of reassigning the movie button to control ISO?
When I moved over I instantly assigned the record button to control ISO. Got my 610 backup body and you can't do that, argh! Not the end of the world as I will have to use the easy feature and get used to that instead.
When I moved over I instantly assigned the record button to control ISO. Got my 610 backup body and you can't do that, argh! Not the end of the world as I will have to use the easy feature and get used to that instead.
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Better put another pic up, as this thread is dropping down the page 
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Inspiration by Paulie-W, on Flickr
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Well..well.... pulled the trigger on another D750 today, haven't got on with my attempt at giving up DSLR for mirrorless at all.... missing Nikon I have to say, the Fuji XT1 is probably perfect, great grip, great size and brilliant lenses but I struggled with 16mp and the X-Trans RAW's, I will certainly have one again at some point though when I can afford my Nikon Kit and a mirrorless setup. Sony A7ii, nice IQ but nowhere near as nice to use as the full size Nikon, I found it quite fiddly to use and very disappointed with the lenses in the "normal" range (24-70 really),
D750 coming this week (although it was almost a D810....) and I've already got a replacement Tamron 24-70 that I traded with someone yesterday, but I think after 3 years of using Nikon (D7000/D600/D800 & D750) I think I've found my photographic "home" that fits my needs.
Going to try and keep it simple though, 24-70 really more for my landscaping than anything but aside from that all other "normal" lenses will be primes (20 f1.8 / 24 f1.8) ad probably just another 50 f1.8G, looking forward to getting a D750 in my hands again!
D750 coming this week (although it was almost a D810....) and I've already got a replacement Tamron 24-70 that I traded with someone yesterday, but I think after 3 years of using Nikon (D7000/D600/D800 & D750) I think I've found my photographic "home" that fits my needs.
Going to try and keep it simple though, 24-70 really more for my landscaping than anything but aside from that all other "normal" lenses will be primes (20 f1.8 / 24 f1.8) ad probably just another 50 f1.8G, looking forward to getting a D750 in my hands again!
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Better put another pic up, as this thread is dropping down the page
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That looks just like Woody, the drummer from Madness.
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I tried the Fuji a while ago and had similar experiences. its good but not quite there for me yet.
Interesting that you have gone back to the Tamron, weighing up a Nikon 24-70 or the Tamron. Significant savings which would allow me to put a couple of hundred £ into additional equipment. A little concerned about getting a soft copy though.
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Same here, Ive pretty much tried em all and Im happiest with the D750 and Nikon overall as my main system, GAS makes us do some really stupid moves sometimes!
Ive gotten myself a used A7 + Zeiss 55 again as it was cheap, not good enough to replace my D750 but if I use it within its limits as a grab n go and dont try compare it to my D750 then its pretty good, have had some very nice results from it.
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I'd just get the Nikon, you would spend ages wondering whether you;d made the right choice if you went for the Tamron. Plus not as much difference in it second hand and you won't lose much on it should you resell!
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If some of you have not seen this yet, DPReview published the A7RII DR latitude results. If you use their studio scene tool, you can compare 4 cameras at ISO100 with 0 to +6EV exposure push with +1Ev increments. I used the A7RII, D750, D810 and 5DSR.
Studio scene test tool - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/son...tm_campaign=generic&ref_=pe_1822230_152102580
In terms of sharpness and detail at 0-+1EV the 5DSR smokes them all followed by A7RII, D810 and D750
In terms of sharpness alone the results are similar although at +5EV and up, the 5DSR looks mess in very low light areas.
In terms of actual DR latitude, the D750 smokes them all followed y D810, A7RII and 5DSR.
In the ISO invariance test you can compare the same cameras to see what happens if you shoot a scene with low ISO 100 and then push up to 6 stops (ISO 6400 simulated) against shooting the same with ISO 6400. The ISO 6400 shots will obviously look much better compared to ISO 100 + 6 stops. But this test shows how much you can push the DR with if you have mistakenly used a lower ISO and have to push the EV by 6 stops. In this case also the results are similar and D750 smokes them all
This may not be interesting for many here but those who use the D750 for weddings, street, events etc in challenging lighting conditions, should be happy to have the best camera in your hand when it comes to DR. Well, you guys know this as a fact anyway, but try the comparison and you will see some interesting results across the studio scene with different light levels.
I am waiting for the Nikon Winter cashback announcement next week to see if they offer any good discount on a D750 and then decide whether I'd go for UK stock or grey.
And keep posting the nice pictures.
Studio scene test tool - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/son...tm_campaign=generic&ref_=pe_1822230_152102580
In terms of sharpness and detail at 0-+1EV the 5DSR smokes them all followed by A7RII, D810 and D750
In terms of sharpness alone the results are similar although at +5EV and up, the 5DSR looks mess in very low light areas.
In terms of actual DR latitude, the D750 smokes them all followed y D810, A7RII and 5DSR.
In the ISO invariance test you can compare the same cameras to see what happens if you shoot a scene with low ISO 100 and then push up to 6 stops (ISO 6400 simulated) against shooting the same with ISO 6400. The ISO 6400 shots will obviously look much better compared to ISO 100 + 6 stops. But this test shows how much you can push the DR with if you have mistakenly used a lower ISO and have to push the EV by 6 stops. In this case also the results are similar and D750 smokes them all
This may not be interesting for many here but those who use the D750 for weddings, street, events etc in challenging lighting conditions, should be happy to have the best camera in your hand when it comes to DR. Well, you guys know this as a fact anyway
, but try the comparison and you will see some interesting results across the studio scene with different light levels.I am waiting for the Nikon Winter cashback announcement next week to see if they offer any good discount on a D750 and then decide whether I'd go for UK stock or grey.
And keep posting the nice pictures.
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Interesting. It would be nice to see how well the D810 and A7RII compared to the D750 after they were downsampled to 24mp, I bet there wouldn't be much in it. I also had a quick look at the D7200 on that link and really impressed with how well that copes in the DR latitude test.If some of you have not seen this yet, DPReview published the A7RII DR latitude results. If you use their studio scene tool, you can compare 4 cameras at ISO100 with 0 to +6EV exposure push with +1Ev increments. I used the A7RII, D750, D810 and 5DSR.
Studio scene test tool - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/son...tm_campaign=generic&ref_=pe_1822230_152102580
In terms of sharpness and detail at 0-+1EV the 5DSR smokes them all followed by A7RII, D810 and D750
In terms of sharpness alone the results are similar although at +5EV and up, the 5DSR looks mess in very low light areas.
In terms of actual DR latitude, the D750 smokes them all followed y D810, A7RII and 5DSR.
In the ISO invariance test you can compare the same cameras to see what happens if you shoot a scene with low ISO 100 and then push up to 6 stops (ISO 6400 simulated) against shooting the same with ISO 6400. The ISO 6400 shots will obviously look much better compared to ISO 100 + 6 stops. But this test shows how much you can push the DR with if you have mistakenly used a lower ISO and have to push the EV by 6 stops. In this case also the results are similar and D750 smokes them all
This may not be interesting for many here but those who use the D750 for weddings, street, events etc in challenging lighting conditions, should be happy to have the best camera in your hand when it comes to DR. Well, you guys know this as a fact anyway
I am waiting for the Nikon Winter cashback announcement next week to see if they offer any good discount on a D750 and then decide whether I'd go for UK stock or grey.
And keep posting the nice pictures.
On a side note, if you look at the faces the skin tones on the sony are awful
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I know and that makes the D810 such a great camera. I wish it was bit cheaper for my pocket and bit lighter
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Two very nice colourful shots, with some good composition and well handled exposure. Very nice to see.
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Better put another pic up, as this thread is dropping down the page
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Very nice Paul, and a great idea. My only small nick pick would be the eyes only need one catch light in each eye.
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yeah, f*** fuji.
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I could probably have spent more time trying to get to grips with the Fuji RAW's but when I know that the Nikon ones are so good why would I bother? Agree on the 24-70 its served me very well over this past year.
I loved the Tamron I had before and it was sharp as hell, most of my favourite shots of the year have been taken with it, although if I hadn't agreed a trade on the Fuji 10-24 I was selling I'd have bought the Nikon 24-70 that's in the classifieds just now, their value seems to have fallen a lot with the new 24-70 VR coming out.
I wont say I told you so about the A series.
I know!
I knew I had to try both Fuji and Sony to see if they could fill my needs, if they could then its a no brainer to downsize, and actually because all of it was bought used it probably cost me less than if I'd hired some of the gear for a weekend.
It has convinced me that in lieu of a Nikon FF mirrorless series that Fuji is the second system I'd have as the camera's are a genuine joy to use, the lenses are just stellar but I wish that 24mp X-Pro 2 would hurry up!!!! In the short term though I can't see any of the CSC's being enough to fully replace a DSLR for me.
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I fancy doing some of that myself this year, be interested to see what you end up with!